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puttyroot

[ puht-ee-root, -root ]
/ ˈpʌt iˌrut, -ˌrʊt /
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noun
an American orchid, Aplectrum hyemale, having a slender naked rootstock that produces a leafless stalk with a loose cluster of yellowish-brown flowers.
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Origin of puttyroot

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; putty1 + root1

Words nearby puttyroot

put two and two together, putty, putty in someone's hands, putty knife, putty powder, puttyroot, Putumayo, put-up, put-up job, put-upon, put up or shut up
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